The CST CEO Leadership Summit is on Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 July, at The Grand Hotel, 1 Church St, Birmingham B3 2FE.
Registration starts at 12:00 on 13 July, followed by lunch with the main programme running from 14:30 to 17:30. There will be a drinks reception from 19:00, followed by dinner from 19:45 to 22:00.
The day two meeting session will run from 09:00 and will finish with a networking lunch. Event close is at 14:00.
CST member trust CEOs, aspiring CEOs or vice/deputy CEOs. We can accept a maximum of two delegates per trust.
Visit our conference homepage to book tickets.
Tickets cost £525+VAT for CST members.
Delegate places include:
Delegates are responsible for their own travel to and from the venue.
Yes, the CEO Leadership summit has been designed as a residential event and your booking includes the cost of accommodation at the Grand Hotel.
We recommend the use of public transport wherever possible to minimise the impact on the environment.
Arriving by train
The Grand Hotel benefits from a central location, with three stations within easy walking distance:
Arriving by car
The Grand Hotel is located within Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone. If your vehicle does not meet the emissions standards, you may need to pay a fee.
The venue does not have on-site parking. Guests are directed to nearby facilities instead:
We aim to make our events as inclusive as possible. If you have any dietary requirements or additional needs, then please add these at the point of booking wherever possible.
Alternatively, please email conference@cstuk.org.uk so that we can work with the venue to make any necessary adaptations.
Our CEO Leadership Summit aims to be a friendly but professional event, and we recommend a dress code of smart casual or business clothes.
Filming and photography may take place during the event for promotional and archival purposes by both CST and our partners; if you do not wish to be included, please let a member of CST staff know. Please read our photography policy for full details.
Our events may also be reported on by the professional media and on social media.
Wherever possible we work with speakers and our programming partners to make copies of presentations and resources available to delegates after the event on our CEO professional community platform.
Our professional communities are exclusive to CST members and are an inclusive benefit of CST membership. They are a way to stay connected with colleagues, access role-specific thought leadership and resources, and hear from leading thinkers from across the sector via our termly online meetings.
If you’re a CST member but haven’t joined our community platform yet, you will have received an invite in the lead up to the conference – check for an email from profcomm@cstuk.org.uk to activate your account.
By booking a place at the summit you agree that we may share your name, job title, organisation and email address for the purposes of electronic registration. We will enter into a data sharing agreement with our registration partner who will facilitate this service on our behalf.
Please contact conference@cstuk.org.uk if you have any concerns.
If you are no longer able to attend the event, we are happy to accept a substitute delegate from your organisation. Please provide as much notice as possible for any name changes and contact us at conference@cstuk.org.uk – if there are any resulting dietary or other additional requirements, please let us know and we will do our best to meet these in the time available.
If neither you nor a colleague are unable to attend, we may be able to offer a full or partial refund. This depends on the amount of notice you can give, and reflects our fixed costs and potential to re-sell your place:
We may occasionally need to cancel or reschedule events due to circumstances outside of our control. If this is necessary, we will contact you to explain the reasons for the change and the options for your booking.
While we make every effort to publish accurate information, the event programme, speakers, and related arrangements are provisional and subject to change at short notice.
By booking a place at the conference, you agree to accept our terms and conditions for events.
Our events typically include an accompanying exhibition, targeted to the interests of our delegates. This gives companies and organisations the opportunity to make new connections with school trust decision makers, and delegates to explore innovative ways of improving their practice.
For more details, please contact partnerships@cstuk.org.uk to discuss partnership opportunities.
